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| Remember in 2001 A Space Odyssey when Hal goes nuts? If you don't, just think back to the expression What are you doing, Dave? to conjure images a psychopathic machine going after someone. Or on the cinematic flip-side, what about darling little Pinocchio who yearned to be a real boy in spite of his wooden pre-disposition? These tales offer a philosophical question:
What is consciousness? |
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| I have a piece of paper that asserts I own a small condominium in a pleasant part of Denver Colorado. I own this because I paid through the nose. Well . . . truthfully, I borrowed money from a bank who paid through the nose and I am in the multi-decade process of paying that bank back. In any event, I, for all intents and purposes own the property (even though the bank really does). But why does a monetary exchange mean that someone owns this piece of land? Can’t someone else beat me up for it? Or can someone who lived their longer lay claim to it? |
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| How many times have you said, “She gave me a bad vibe.” Or, “I dunno, the place just had a good vibe.” |
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| If one were to ask a random person if there was a difference between spirit and soul they would say, "no". I tested this by randomly asking my wife and she said, "no". I could ask four more people to be a bit scientific, but I think that just by shooting from the ol' hip, that this is probably true. Are the words really the same though? I mean, remove any notions of religions, metaphysics or (no pun intended) spirituality and how are the words used just in our regular day to day worlds? |
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| Have you ever just thrown your hands up in the air and asked whoever may be listening, "What in the hell am I doing with my life?" Or maybe, "What in the hell is the meaning of this?" Or, "Where in the hell am I going?" Or, "Where in the hell did I come from?" Or perhaps you didn't throw your hands up and use an expletive but idly wondered those questions and others. Some may say that it is natural to do so, and others may even call you a philosopher for thinking of the questions. Still others may say nothing at all and instead hand you the instructions. |
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| There really is a difference between western and eastern mysticism and it is not whether or not a mystic chooses to use a cross or a statue of Ganesh. The objective for both movements is the same, however the process is completely different. Western Mystics look “outward” to find divinity whereas Eastern Mystics look “inward”. Certainly it is a bit more complicated than only that, but at the core of it all that is where the true difference remains. |
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